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(共19张PPT)
After Twenty Years
Unit 4 Developing ideas
———— BY O. HENRY ————
What do you know about O’Henry
The author
A world-famous American short story writer.
In his stories, he often focused on the everyday life of ordinary people in New York City at that time.
His stories are best known for their surprise endings.
O. Henry (1862-1910)
O. Henry-style endings
unexpected yet reasonable
more appealing, dramatic, and memorable
Representative works(代表作)
Story
setting
characters
plot
conflict
theme
Task 1 Read the story and try to find：
1. Read for the settings
1. What is the setting of the story (time, place)
Time: on a _______, night.
Place: Outside a in New York
2. Why does O. Henry set the story this way
1. To build a mysterious atmosphere.
2. To imply a tragical(悲剧的) ending to the story.
cold dark
shop
2. Read for characters
Who are the main characters
What is their relationship
Why were they there
1. Bob, Jimmy , Plain clothes officer
3. To fill an appointment(履行约定)
2. They are good friends.
3. Read for the Plot
New York
The west
a thousand miles
20 years ago
Bob
Why did Bob choose the west
Jimmy(20):
________in New York
Bob(18): start for the west _____________
to make his fortune
stay
The gold rush
3. Read for the Plot
Bob(18): start for the west to make his fortune
Twenty years ago
Jimmy(20):
stay in New York
_______ for a time, but then________ _______________
each other later
Make an ____________ to meet after 20 years
20 years later：
reunion(重聚)
Ending:
Bob ____________
________________
Bob, now a ______________, came back to meet Jimmy.
Jimmy, now a __________________, appear but fail to meet Bob. Instead, he_____________________________
appointment
correspond
lose track of
criminal
policeman
sent a plain clothes man to do the job
got arrested
O. Henry’s ending
约定地点
被通缉的
便衣警察
逮捕Bob
4. Read for the conflict
Justice
Evil
policeman
criminal
What’s the main conflict between Bob and Jimmy
What does each of them stand for(象征)
1. The theme of this story is about __________ and _______
2. If you were Jimmy, what would you choose and why
5. Read for the theme
Justice
Friendship
Task 2 Reading for personalities(group wprk )
1. What kind of person are Jimmy and Bob
Bob
I was to start for the West to make my fortune
The west is a pretty big proposition, and I kept hustling around it pretty lively.
I came a thousand miles to stand in this door tonight and it’s worth it if my old partner turns up.
adventurous
ambitious
hardworking
loyal to friends
You couldn’t have dragged Jimmy out of New York; he thought it was the only place on earth.
I know jimmy will meet me here if he is alive, for he always was the truest, staunchest old chap in the world.
trustworthy
reliable
sincere
conservative
stubborn
Somehow I couldn’t do it myself, so I went around and got a plain clothes man to do the job.
just
selfless
Jimmy
Task 2 Reading for personalities(group wprk )
Homework
必做
Homework
选做 Act out the story
Role wanted
Bob
Jimmy
Plain clothes policeman
Voicecover(旁白)
Thank you

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